Citizens Community Foundation
Citizens Community Foundation is a private foundation based in Johnston, Rhode Island. In its 2025 filing, it reported 19 grants totaling $369,615, all to recipients in Rhode Island.
Citizens Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Citizens Community Foundation gave $370K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Rhode Island. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $369,615
- +33.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,453
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $6,276,519
- +1.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (4 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Rhode Island (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Citizens Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists a letter as the application material, Citizens N A as the contact, and no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Citizens N A
Mailing address: One Citizens Bank Way, Johnston, RI 02919
Phone: (401) 282-3836
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Citizens Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Local Initiatives Support ($50K). Together the top 10 received $266K.
Grant Size Distribution
80 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 80 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Rhode Island.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Citizens Community Foundation open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 19 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $19K repeat.
- 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 111% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $236K (2023) to $370K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $370K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Local Initiatives Support Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $50,000 |
| Meeting Street Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $40,000 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Foundation Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $32,315 |
| Providence Journal Summertime Fund Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $27,000 |
| Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $22,500 |
| RI Philharmonic East Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $20,000 |
| Foster Forward East Providence, RI | Support for Wonder Works | $20,000 |
| McAuley Ministries Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $20,000 |
| Community Preparatory School Providence, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $18,800 |
| Girl Scouts of Rhode Island Warwick, RI | Unrestricted Gift | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,276,519 | $510,512 | $422,808 | $369,615 | 19 | $392,810 | $482,608 | $354,540 |
| 2024 | $6,188,573 | $272,833 | $325,286 | $277,800 | 15 | $299,884 | $248,499 | $338,912 |
| 2023 | $6,233,222 | $318,497 | $288,100 | $235,800 | 10 | $256,579 | $296,083 | $308,965 |
| 2022 | $6,202,235 | $540,037 | $398,989 | $352,750 | 17 | $375,148 | $515,299 | $329,991 |
| 2021 | $6,079,467 | $399,980 | $361,388 | $293,400 | 19 | — | $375,390 | $364,382 |
| 2020 | $6,033,538 | $582,780 | $349,145 | $304,500 | 13 | — | $554,876 | $313,406 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Citizens Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $355K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included unrestricted gifts to organizations whose stated missions span education and therapeutic services, health, foster care, community schooling, and environmental protection. For example, Meeting Street says it provides educational and therapeutic services to children with and without special needs; Foster Forward says it empowers people impacted by foster care; and Save the Bay says it works to protect and restore the ecological health of the Narragansett Bay region.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $369,615. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. Notable grants included $50,000 to Local Initiatives Support, $40,000 to Meeting Street, $32,315 to Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, $27,000 to Providence Journal Summertime Fund, and $22,500 to Community College of Rhode Island. The filing listed most of these grants as unrestricted gifts; Foster Forward’s $20,000 grant was designated “support for Wonder Works.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Citizens N A as trustee.
Citizens Community Foundation's only listed officer is Citizens N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Citizens N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $45K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $45K, to Citizens N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Citizens Community Foundation
How much does Citizens Community Foundation give each year?
Citizens Community Foundation gave $370K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $278K across 15 grants.
What is Citizens Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Citizens Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $19,453, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Citizens Community Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does Citizens Community Foundation give grants?
Citizens Community Foundation gives mostly in Rhode Island: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Providence, RI (12 grants), East Providence, RI (2 grants) and Warwick, RI (2 grants).
Does Citizens Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 95% of Citizens Community Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Citizens Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Citizens Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Local Initiatives Support ($50,000), Meeting Street ($40,000) and Rhode Island Hospital Foundation ($32,315), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Citizens Community Foundation?
Citizens Community Foundation reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $393K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $355K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Citizens Community Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included unrestricted gifts to organizations whose stated missions span education and therapeutic services, health, foster care, community schooling, and environmental protection. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Citizens Community Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Citizens Community Foundation's EIN?
Citizens Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-6035997. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Citizens Community Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/citizens-community-foundation-morg_0d6311445db345f395243ab88680b2d7
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